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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Any existing easements or zoning issues. Current real estate market conditions. Future potential for development of the home. Whether you are a property owner, real estate agent, mortgage broker or lawyer, we can provide quick and accurate home appraisal services. Lot: Size and topography of the lot.

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3 Things You Should Know About Preliminary Title Reports

Zillow

It documents ownership, vesting, and detail regarding anything recorded against the home, such as liens, encroachments, or easements. The legal description The legal description is everything you won't see in any real estate agent marketing or advertising. Easements.

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Crunching Numbers: Using an Investment Property Closing Costs Calculator

Listing Spark

There are two common styles of hands-on real estate investing: buy-and-hold (such as with rental properties or land you plan to develop) and flips (which are much faster). Real Estate Agent Commissions This is the biggest part of your likely closing costs. Surveys This is a relatively low-cost line item.

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11 Land Buying Tips: How to Buy Land

Raleigh Realty

In general, there are three kinds of land you can purchase, and this determines how much down is required, as each requires its own kind of loan: Raw Land Loan: Raw land is when there is no development: no sewers, no electricity, and no roads. Raw land can be very expensive to develop.

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What Is the Difference Between CID Ownership in a Condo, Townhouse or PUD?

San Jose Real Estate

There’s quite a bit of confusion around the difference between common interest developments (CID) , condominiums, and planned unit developments (PUD). A townhouse could be a planned unit development (PUD) or it could be a condominium. What do these labels mean, and how does anyone know which one is which? What is a PUD?

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9 Things to Know BEFORE Your Home Appraisal

Raleigh Realty

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If that happens, your real estate agent will have to negotiate with the seller to see if they will bring their sale price down to $350,000. How much does a Home Appraisal Cost? Who pays for a Home Appraisal?

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